Ukraine capital Kiev plans $1bn F1 track

Ukraine capital Kiev is the latest name linked with a future Formula One
circuit foray.
A government official is quoted by the Kyiv Post newspaper as saying the
city will spend $1 billion on a 5.2 kilometre track that is set for
completion in...

Ukraine capital Kiev is the latest name linked with a future Formula One
circuit foray.

A government official is quoted by the Kyiv Post newspaper as saying the
city will spend $1 billion on a 5.2 kilometre track that is set for
completion in 2013.

"We will build an international track in the Polissia and Ivankiv
districts in order to host international competitions," said head of state
administration Anatoliy Prysiazhniuk.

"I saw the project, and experts from Europe assessed it," he added.

Ukraine borders existing F1 host country Hungary, and of course Russia,
which is set to join the calendar in 2014.